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S: (n) promise (promise%1:10:00::) (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
S: (n) promise (promise%1:09:00::), hope (hope%1:09:00::) (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future) "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

S: (v) promise (promise%2:32:00::), assure (assure%2:32:02::) (make a promise or commitment)
S: (v) promise (promise%2:32:01::) (promise to undertake or give) "I promise you my best effort"
S: (v) predict (predict%2:32:00::), foretell (foretell%2:32:00::), prognosticate (prognosticate%2:32:00::), call (call%2:32:10::), forebode (forebode%2:32:00::), anticipate (anticipate%2:32:00::), promise (promise%2:32:02::) (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
S: (v) promise (promise%2:42:00::) (give grounds for expectations) "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"